dognovel Chapter 14 The Royal Family's Offerings
Chapter 14 The Royal Family's Offerings
Chapter Fourteen: The Royal Family's Offerings
"Cloud-Walking Instant Step" is a true technique of riding the clouds and mist, but with Zhuo Yang's current cultivation level of true essence, he can only use it as a light-body skill.
As he appeared on the top of the two-story building, a figure soared into the air, like an owl spreading its wings, and flew at an extremely fast speed to the top of another building a dozen meters away.
"Jie Jie..."
The piercing laughter sounded like the howling of a demon.
"Kid, you're definitely not an ordinary person. If you've got the guts, come with me!"
The dark figure let out a long howl and disappeared into the night in a few leaps.
Zhuo Yang frowned slightly, then smiled and said, "If I were to become afraid, I would be left with a demon in my heart, and my Dao heart would never advance again!"
Regardless of whether there was an ambush, Zhuo Yang soared into the air, using the rooftops for leverage to maintain high-speed flight, and closely followed the dark figure ahead.
Before long, the dark figure landed on a school's sports field, with Zhuo Yang following closely behind. The two stood ten meters apart in the center of the football field.
The surrounding stands have no canopies, but the view is completely blocked by the stands. It's impossible for people outside to see what's happening inside, and even the sounds can't travel far. It's definitely a good place for murder and robbery.
"Kid, you've got guts, you actually followed me here!"
The shadowy figure turned around and revealed a gaunt old man with white hair. His black clothes made him look even thinner, like a skeleton covered in a garment.
"State your name, and I will not kill nameless ghosts!" Zhuo Yang stood with his hands behind his back.
In the darkness, only the faint light of the crescent moon shone through, but Zhuo Yang, with his demonic eyes, easily saw the old man's face.
"You've got quite the nerve!" the old man sneered. "I am Liu Yimin, and my fellow martial artists call me True Fire Venerable!" He then waved his hand.
A door to the stadium opened, and two men pushed a wheelchair in. In the wheelchair was a fat man with casts on his arms and legs.
“Zhu Ziwang…” Zhuo Yang snorted, “It seems my judgment was correct. Wang Shanlong was the mastermind behind everything.”
"You are not worthy to mention the young master's name." Liu Yimin's arrogant expression was evident as he waved his skeletal hand, which instantly ignited into a ball of flame in his palm. "See that? This is real fire, a flame that only a true cultivator can control!"
"Interesting." Zhuo Yang's lips curled into a slight smile.
Seeing Zhuo Yang's composure, Liu Yimin was immediately displeased: "Boy, judging from your cultivation level, you're just a minor cultivator in the Enlightenment stage. It's one thing to be ignorant, but you actually look down on my True Fire?"
"Do you know that I have already reached the Heartbeat Stage and am about to form the Golden Core, becoming a first-rate powerhouse!"
The roar was amplified by the true energy, causing the entire stadium to tremble.
Zhu Ziwang, who was in a wheelchair, and the two men behind him were ordinary people, and they were shocked and turned pale.
Zhuo Yang was also feeling unwell, but he still maintained a calm smile.
Cultivation is divided into twelve major realms: Foundation Building, Enlightenment, Fusion, Heartbeat, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Out-of-Body, Spirit Division, Body Integration, Void Reach, Mahayana, and Tribulation Crossing.
The Heartbeat Stage is the fourth realm and a watershed moment. Most cultivators stop here, but if they break through and form the Golden Core, they will truly embark on the path of cultivation and transcend the realm of mortals.
The difference between the Enlightenment Stage and the Heartbeat Stage is two realms, and the difference in cultivation is like that between a strong young man and a weak primary school student.
"Boy, speechless now?" Liu Yimin laughed triumphantly, looking at Zhuo Yang with disdain. "I really can't understand why the young master sent me, a retainer of the Wang family, to keep an eye on you. Now it seems that the young master is farsighted and saw that you are a cultivator long ago."
"You're quite the shrewd fellow. You've endured the ridicule of others for over a decade without uttering a sound, quietly cultivating your skills, and at such a young age you've already reached the Enlightenment stage!"
"What a pity, what a lament! You are the son of the young master's enemy, destined to be trampled underfoot forever!"
Hearing this, Zhuo Yang shook his head: "Wang Shanlong is so petty. Aren't you afraid that he will betray you one day because you listen to him so much? You should know that the path of cultivation is full of difficulties and dangers. If you can't maintain your original heart, you will never achieve the Great Dao."
"Hahaha... Kid, your thinking is outdated!" Liu Yimin laughed so hard that the flames in his hands trembled violently. "Blue Star is different now. The vital energy is more abundant than ever before, and countless demons and monsters have appeared. Places you don't know about are already in complete chaos!"
"Without finding a backer, do you think you can cultivate peacefully and remain untainted by relying solely on yourself?"
Zhuo Yang frowned secretly. Judging from his words, the situation on Blue Star was probably more complicated than he had imagined.
After finishing today's business, I must find a blessed land as soon as possible to accelerate my cultivation.
Having made up his mind, Zhuo Yang said coldly, "Enough with the nonsense. Show me what you've prepared!"
"Young man, you're so impatient!" Liu Yimin looked at Zhuo Yang with disdain. "Since you want to die, I'll grant your wish!"
"Zhu Ziwang, watch closely. My young master promised you something, and I will fulfill it for you. I will cripple Zhuo Yang's cultivation in a moment, so you can take your revenge!"
Zhu Ziwang, in his wheelchair, shouted impatiently, "Mr. Liu, hurry up and do it! I can't help but want to strangle him with my own hands!"
At the company, Zhuo Yang slammed him against the wall, breaking one of his arms and one of his legs. He wanted to call the police and make Zhuo Yang pay compensation and go to jail, but Wang Shanlong called and promised to kill Zhuo Yang, so he endured it until now.
"Did you hear that, kid? You're dead today!"
Liu Yimin grinned maliciously, and flames suddenly shot up more than two meters high from his palm.
The next moment, he lunged at Zhuo Yang, and halfway there, the flames transformed into a tongue of fire, striking Zhuo Yang's face fiercely.
"The real fire of the initial infatuation period, hehe!"
Zhuo Yang chuckled in disappointment, then moved swiftly to dodge. Flames leaped past him, striking the mottled grass behind him and igniting a patch of lawn.
Liu Yimin was slightly surprised, but he didn't care. He took a deep breath and exhaled sharply onto the flames in his palm.
Instantly, flames leaped wildly, as if seven or eight enormous fiery pythons were growing from his palm, ready to devour anyone who might be caught.
"Go, burn him to death!" Liu Yimin growled in a sinister voice.
The flames immediately shot towards Zhuo Yang.
"Without reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, one will remain an ant!" Zhuo Yang said calmly, then raised his arm, with lightning dancing in his palm.
The lightning instantly transformed into a vast expanse of lightning, forming an electric net that successfully blocked the impact of seven or eight fiery pythons.
After the flames subsided, Zhuo Yang still had his left hand behind his back, while his right hand, which he extended out, crackled with electricity.
"You...you actually blocked my true fire?"
Liu Yimin's old face was full of disbelief. He never imagined that Zhuo Yang, with his Enlightenment stage cultivation, could block his Heartbeat stage true fire.
Zhuo Yang said calmly, "Because you haven't truly established your foundation. Your control over your true essence and body is still at the level of an ordinary person."
Foundation building is the most important part of cultivation. It's like a foundation. Without a solid foundation, how can you build a towering building?
Zhuo Yang had already seen it with his demonic eyes: Liu Yimin's foundation was very poor. The most obvious reason was that he only had Foundation Establishment True Essence and had completely given up on forging his body. As a result, his control over True Essence was extremely poor. True Essence at the Heartbeat stage had almost no cohesive power when releasing spells, and its power was even weaker.